Tennessee governor says American exceptionalism will be ‘unapologetically’ taught in schools

Tennessee's Republican governor claimed that students in his state would be "unapologetically" taught American exceptionalism the day after a mob of parents threatened and harassed health experts and parents who advocated for students to wear masks in school.

"In TN, our students will be taught unapologetic American exceptionalism," Governor Bill Lee wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.

American exceptionalism is an ethnocentric school of thought that claims the US is inherently different from all other countries on the planet, suggesting that its history, values and political system are unique in human history.